Method and apparatus for providing content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8983404-B2
Application number	US-201213595562-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2012
Priority date	Sep 29, 2011
Publication date	Mar 17, 2015
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015

Abstract

A method of providing content is provided. The method includes providing an interface for providing a service based on information regarding a wireless transceiver positioned close to an apparatus for providing content, the information being received from the wireless transceiver; requesting a waiting number for providing the service via the interface; and receiving the waiting number for providing the service, a waiting time, and content based on the waiting time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of providing content, the method comprising:
providing an interface for providing a service based on information regarding a wireless transceiver positioned close to an apparatus for providing the content, the information being received from the wireless transceiver;
requesting a waiting number for providing the service via the interface; and
receiving the waiting number for providing the service, a waiting time, and the content, wherein the content is provided while waiting for the service and is based on the waiting time.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the information regarding the wireless transceiver, wherein the content includes content relating to the waiting time and a location of the apparatus for providing the content based on the information regarding the wireless transceiver.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the waiting number for providing the service, the waiting time, and the content based on the waiting time includes receiving the waiting number for providing the service, the waiting time, and the content based on the waiting time from the wireless transceiver positioned close to the apparatus for providing the content.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a usage confirmation signal, when the received content is used; and
receiving a benefit according to a usage of the content.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the benefit is provided by a provider of the content.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver comprises an access point (AP), and the information comprises at least one of Service Set IDentification (SSID) and Media Access Control (MAC) addresses.

7. An apparatus for providing content, the apparatus comprising:
a controller for providing an interface for providing a service based on information regarding a wireless transceiver positioned close to the apparatus for providing the content, the information being received from the wireless transceiver; and
a communication unit for requesting a waiting number for providing the service via the interface and for receiving the waiting number for providing the service, a waiting time, and the content, wherein the content is provided while waiting for the service and is based on the waiting time.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication unit transmits the information regarding the wireless transceiver, and the content comprises content relating to the waiting time and a location of the apparatus for providing the content based on the information regarding the wireless transceiver.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication unit receives the waiting number for providing the service, the waiting time, and the content based on the waiting time from the wireless transceiver positioned close to the apparatus for providing the content.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein, the communication unit transmits a usage confirmation signal and receives a benefit according to a usage of the content, when the received content is used.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the benefit is provided by a provider of the content.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the wireless transceiver comprises an Access Point (AP), and the information comprises at least one of Service Set IDentification (SSID) and Media Access Control (MAC) addresses.

13. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of providing content, the method comprising:
providing an interface for providing a service based on information regarding a wireless transceiver positioned close to an apparatus for providing the content, the information being received from the wireless transceiver;
requesting a waiting number for providing the service via the interface; and
receiving the waiting number for providing the service, a waiting time, and the content, wherein the content is provided while waiting for the service and is based on the waiting time.

Assignees

• Bae Joo-Yoon
• Kang Tae-Young
• Kim Jung-Ho
• Park Yong-Gook
• Lee Ho-Jun
• Jeon Hee-Chul
• Cha Sang-Ok
• Choi Won-Young
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Joo-Yoon
• Kang Tae-Young
• Kim Jung-Ho
• Park Yong-Gook
• Lee Ho-Jun
• Jeon Hee-Chul
• Cha Sang-Ok
• Choi Won-Young

Classifications

• H04N21/251

  Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies (details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08) · CPC title

• H04W4/021 Primary

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• G06Q10/02

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title

• H04M1/7253

  Electricity · mapped topic